St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-31


back under the counter and pulled out at
will.
when the ladies are tired they might just
as well rest" continued Mr.. Mannheim err.
1--WE don't lose anything by it. / didn't know
there was such a law until you told me-
Just then two lady clerks were seen to sit
down and commence talking to one another.
The reporter went over to them. Both
taking him for a customer, Immediately
ceased talking and got up, assuming an atti-
tude OF lat your service, STRIP
'.Well, these kids are little too large"
timidly suggested the reporter, who has q No.
8 hand. by the way, don't you girls have
pretty good time sitting down and conversing
when you haven't anything else to dor"
"Oh, it amt very bad replied the one with
large blue eyes, 'they let us sit down when
must be ready, you know, rs soon as anybody
comes" The one with eyes of jet said, ''You
men think it's just awful to see us poor girls
sitting down, but you always sit down in your
own offices. We are treated very kindly here
to what the girls are in some Places
"What placesY
''Oh, in some other stores in town. l know
what you are-you're u reporter" she con-
tinued. Maybe, If ! should tell. and sthe
papers should get hold of IT. they would treat
their girls worse. know my business. and
wont tell you. Now, please. don't put our
u0luSS III tuC paper. II yOu uO--!
But three lady customers making their
appearance cut her short.
Then the Golden Rule" establishment
was visited. One lady employee only was
sitting upon box which had done its duty
in the shipping of goods. Mr.. ElSnger, the
proprietor, was found sitting in his office
engaged in conversation. AS soon as his
visitors business was made known this
gentleman said:
No, we don't have any seats. The girls got
so lazy last January, February and March
that we took the boxes away from them. They
got so that we would have to go and lift them
up of the boxes before they'd wait on any
body. As soon as the girls commence to die
tate to us what we should do we'll let them
all go.
The gentleman was told that it was the
law in this case
Well, that's all right; but if my girls want
to sit down they can all go. every one of
them. I'll find out il any of them have been
complaining, aud If 1 find that any of them
have I'll send them away pretty quick. OF
course, if the laws of the state say that we
have to do it, why, we always try to comply
with the laws.
BERT STEENsTRA'S FUNERAL
Attended by Grand Army Represen-
tatives and the American District
and 81. uauI MESSENGER Boys.
At p. m. yesterday. the remains of II.
Bert SteenStra, mounted messenger boy No.
25 of the American District Telegraph
company, SON of 7. II. Steenstra of the
GLOBE composing rooms. were laid to rest
in Oakland cemetery. The funeral took
place at the residence of his parents. No.
1872 Virginia avenue. Members of the
GLOBE chapel, Ack Il and Garfield Relief
corps, American and st. Paul District Tele-
graph companies and the st. Paul camps
of the Sons and Daughters of Veterans
were at the funeral services. The boys of
the American and St. Paul District Tele-
graph companies sent beautiful floral de-
sign of an anchor with the figure ,25' in
flowers, and flowers were sent by the Acker
and Garfield Ladies' Relief corps.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the GLOBE chapel:
Resolved, That the sympathy and condo
lence of this chapel be extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. Steenstra and its feryent wish that
time, the great softener of sorrow, may tend
TO lessen their grief; also, be it
Resolved, That the chapel attend the flu
neral this afternoon in a body.
Z, The bereaved parents desire to thank II,
S. SAKE and Ii. ID. Benedict and the var-
Gus associations for their kindness and SYM
pathy.